Kennedy’s Senate Colleagues Praise His Service
He was a fierce advocate, and no Senator would oppose him in debate without at least a little trepidation, often more than a little. We all listened to him, of course.
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He was a fierce advocate, and no Senator would oppose him in debate without at least a little trepidation, often more than a little. We all listened to him, of course.
Of course this begs the following questions: How effective can our very expensive cap-and-trade system be without the participation of the world’s fastest-growing economies, and how will it affect the
A former actuary, Johnson said he thought that should be part of an overhaul.Bachmann respond that she would like to see it included as well and that it could reduce the cost of health care.
Sixty votes are needed to overcome a filibuster, and Democratic aides said they doubt they could reach that goal without some Republican support.
president.State Senate President Therese Murray and state House Speaker Robert DeLeo, who received the letter along with Patrick, are Democrats.Senate Democratic leaders have privately fretted that — should
“To consolidate the process, the e-mail address set up last week for this same purpose is now closed and all feedback should be sent through— an address on the “reality check— Web page, Phillips writes
“If he were still in the military, absent without leave, he’d be court-martialed,— the Senator said. In Mississippi, Rep.
Without a public option, I don’t see how we will bring real change to a system that has made good health care a privilege for those who can afford it.— Weiner said in a prepared statement: “Leaving private
.— Cantor used the experiences of his constituents to make the point to reporters that Democrats should have listened to Republicans who tried to block the stimulus.
opposition comes as a surprise, given that it was the taxpayers who rescued the financial services sector through a massive bailout and continue to provide public subsidies to the industry.Three principles should
If there ever is government-run health care, the first ones to sign up should be the president and every Member of Congress including myself.— And he said he expects bipartisan efforts taking place in
— Specter’s pledge to support a yet-to-be-introduced “card check— compromise, which is still being negotiated, comes after he told the crowd that he supports having up-or-down votes — without explicitly
McConnell said he doesn’t believe either side should be disruptive, but that it underscores the frustration of an American public with Obama’s health care plans.
senior White House officials, including Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, that they will not provide the administration money to close the facility nor to transfer detainees to prisons in the United States without
We talked about what policies are better than some others, and [that] we should keep working through the August recess. I told him we are.
“In America, everyone should receive equal justice under the law.
Neither cutting the benefits nor changing the balance between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans should be possible without legislation.
Rockefeller, clearly not a fan of the bipartisan Finance talks, said those discussions should be abandoned if the six Senators fail to reach an agreement by the mid-September deadline.
That certainty comes even though Democrats are likely to go without the votes of ailing Sens.
An Appropriations Committee staffer said the military was already planning to replace its passenger fleet, and the committee “looked at the request and decided they should speed up the replacement